PIROJPUR, Jan 29, 2021 (BSS) – The house of dauntless freedom fighter (FF) Moazzem Hossain, also the 2nd accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case in 1967, was burnt to ashes in Pirojpur in the early morning of today.
Abu Jafar, station officer of Pirojpur Fire Service and Civil Defense, told BSS that his (Moazzem Hossain) house was gutted in fire at the West Dumritola area under Pirojpur Sadar Upazila.
The fire fighters along with their three fire extinguisher vehicles rushed to the scene and doused the flame with the help of the locals after a two-hour relentless effort, he added.
He said the fire caused a loss of about Taka 40 lakh.
It is assumed that the fire broke out due to short circuit, he said, adding that detailed information will be provided after the proper investigation.
Moazzem Hossain was killed in his home in Dhaka on 26 March 1971 by the Pakistan army.
Bangladesh Navy base BNS Shaheed Moazzem in Rangamati was named after him on 16 January in 1976. A road ‘Shaheed Lieutenant Commander Moazzem Hossain Sarak’ in the capital was named after him by Dhaka City Corporation.
The valiant freedom fighter was given the Independence Award posthumously in 2012.